tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post7503639931503699603..comments2018-03-13T23:49:33.111-05:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: A Fine Old Building on Hopkinsville's Main StreetGenevieve Netzhttps://plus.google.com/108863629074987051891noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-10426398796548776032007-11-02T18:03:00.000-05:002007-11-02T18:03:00.000-05:00Thanks. :) The scene in the photo is actually ver...Thanks. :) The scene in the photo is actually very near our home.Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-52200824525108287752007-11-02T12:06:00.000-05:002007-11-02T12:06:00.000-05:00I've heard about Rome. My neighbor is from there ...I've heard about Rome. My neighbor is from there and goes back all the time. Genevieve, I like your new cleaner, simplified header!Mourningdove's Serendipityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046666028058903654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-30845849507173537762007-11-02T10:44:00.000-05:002007-11-02T10:44:00.000-05:00Hi, Mark. That's very interesting about Rome, Geo...Hi, Mark. That's very interesting about Rome, Georgia. I have never visited there, but its name has always intrigued me.<BR/><BR/>Some of our old buildings in Hopkinsville's downtown have the ugly 1950s/60s facades also. One of the law firms bought an old building and removed the aluminum and glass facade that had been added to it in the 1960s. Now its 1909 stone front is revealed again. The law firm received tax credits for the restoration, but had to follow guidelines very carefully to get them.<BR/><BR/>I hope Hopkinsville is beginning to realize that a preserved historic downtown has some economic potential. Meanwhile, though, some buildings continue to decline. It's sad to see.Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-72483179446949408522007-11-02T07:39:00.000-05:002007-11-02T07:39:00.000-05:00It's a real shame that most people, especially the...It's a real shame that most people, especially the chamber of commerce types, haven't recognized the value of these old buildings until recently. My hometown of Rome, Georgia, had many buildings of this vintage. Sometime after WW II many business owners decided it would be a good idea to modernize their buildings. So they destroyed the old street-front facades and replaced them with "modern" faces, like sheet metal and plate glass. I guess at least half the buildings have suffered this fate.<BR/><BR/>One interesting point about downtown Rome is that the entire Broad Street business district used to be at flood plain level, and at some point in the past the street was raised one storey. That means some of the original street-front faces of the buildings are now below street level.Marknoreply@blogger.com